Pakistan announces US-Iran peace deal mediated by Islamabad, reopening Strait of Hormuz
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Summary
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shabaz Sharif announced that the US and Iran have reached a peace deal mediated by Pakistan, involving the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, lifting of the US blockade, and ending of fighting including in Lebanon. The deal was reached after weeks of careful negotiation balancing competing demands from both sides. The article also notes that the Israel-Hezbollah situation is key to whether the deal will last.
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In the end, they seem to have managed to get both sides to agree to the same deal, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the US blockade, according to Trump, and ending the fighting - including in Lebanon.
Israel and Hezbollah is key to whether this deal will last
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